Has a eukaryote ever been observed to mistakenly divide inside of itself?

@binsrc There's never a stupid question. In eukaryotes the process begins within the cell as the DNA and organelles begin to divide and line up in preparation of mitosis (or meiosis). What you're describing occurs in a form of binary fission within some prokaryotes. Check out: micro.cornell.edu/research/epu

@darwish I’m trying to develop my understanding of where double membrane organelles originated and really, what came first, the internal membrane or the internal organism?

The linked article has been quite enlightening for me, thank you.

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@binsrc indeed, it's quite interesting :)

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